1. Scientific publications on the conservation of threatened species can drive practical conservation solutions for endangered species. Yet, a posteriori assessment of the impact of such publications is rarely seen in the scientific literature.
2. The impact of two articles published in Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems (AQC) on the conservation of the endangered quillwort Isoëtes malinverniana is assessed. The articles were the result of a 10‐year study on the focal species that eventually led to the first reintroduction of I. malinverniana. The first article described the development of a cost‐effective model for the selection of suitable reintroduction sites for the species. The second article provided a summary of the techniques used to reintroduce the species and included techniques of ex situ propagation, recipient site preparation, planting methods, and monitoring.
3. This article reviews the practical conservation actions for I. malinverniana that followed the publication of two AQC papers and how they may affect research and conservation for other quillworts and aquatic macrophytes.
4. The results were surprising and went well beyond the initial expectations of the authors. Both AQC publications stimulated the conservation of I. malinverniana from different points of view. They contributed by informing scientists and policymakers of the risk of extinction of this species, leading to the establishment of a new protected area in Piedmont (northern Italy).
5. Our published data represent a sound starting point for funding opportunities in the context of the European Union LIFE programme. Further impacts include an expansion of knowledge on oligotrophic habitat management, the assessment of conservation status, and the education of the general public, with the last of these greatly enhanced by the two ex situ collections created in the botanic gardens of Tourin and Pavia. Interestingly, other authors are now using our approach in research and conservation on other endemic and endangered quillworts worldwide.

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地方鹅毛的生态学：从基础研究到法律保护和就地保护

1. 关于濒危物种保护的科学出版物可以为濒临灭绝的物种提供切实可行的保护解决方案。然而，在科学文献中很少见到对此类出版物的影响的后验评估。
2. 两篇文章的发表在影响水产保护：海洋和淡水生态系统（AQC上的濒危quillwort保护）韭malinverniana进行评估。文章是对焦点物种进行了为期10年研究的结果，该研究最终导致了首次引入麻疯树。第一篇文章描述了一种经济高效的模型的开发，用于为该物种选择合适的再引入位点。第二篇文章概述了用于重新引入该物种的技术，包括异地繁殖，受体位点准备，种植方法和监测技术。
3. 本文回顾了在发表两篇AQC论文之后对I. malinverniana采取的实际保护措施，以及它们如何影响其他草和水生植物的研究和保护。
4. 结果令人惊讶，并且远远超出了作者的最初期望。两种AQC出版物都从不同的角度刺激了锦葵（I. malinverniana）的保存。他们通过告知科学家和决策者该物种灭绝的风险做出了贡献，从而在皮埃蒙特（意大利北部）建立了一个新的保护区。
5. 我们发布的数据是在欧盟LIFE计划范围内筹集资金的良好起点。进一步的影响包括对贫营养生境管理知识的扩展，对保护状况的评估以及对公众的教育，其中最后一项是由于在图林和帕维亚植物园中创建的两个非原生境藏品而大大增强了。有趣的是，其他作者现在正在使用我们的方法对全世界其他地方性和濒临灭绝的洋蓟进行研究和保护。